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0691029083
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9780691029085
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Trust in Numbers – The Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and P...
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Porter, Theodore M.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691029083
ISBN-13
9780691029085
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Product Key Features

Number of Pages
328 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Trustin Numbers : the Pursuit of Objectivity in Science and Public Life
Publication Year
1996
Subject
Philosophy & Social Aspects, History & Philosophy, Epistemology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Philosophy, Science
Author
Theodore M. Porter
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in

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Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
"A closely reasoned, densely written historical account of how nonscientific people came to use numbers for political purposes. . . . When there is nothing else to trust, it seems, people trust numbers." ---Rudy Rucker, Scientific American, Porter delivers a fine, scholarly account of how numerical measurement is used both to standardise results and to communicate them unambiguously., The essence of science is quantification, and this is what holds Porter's fascination. The book is an engaging attempt to account for the prestige and power of quantitative methods in the modern world., "A highly original series of historical and philosophical reflections. . . . "-- M. Norton Wise, British Journal for the History of Science, "A highly original series of historical and philosophical reflections. . . . " --M. Norton Wise, British Journal for the History of Science, "The essence of science is quantification, and this is what holds Porter's fascination. The book is an engaging attempt to account for the prestige and power of quantitative methods in the modern world." --Ann Oakley, British Medical Journal, "A highly original series of historical and philosophical reflections. . . ." ---M. Norton Wise, British Journal for the History of Science, ". . . provides a powerful means for understanding quantification in a variety of different contexts."-- American Journal of Sociology, Porter delivers a fine, scholarly account of how numerical measurement is used both to standardise results and to communicate them unambiguously. -- Jon Turney, New Scientist, A highly original series of historical and philosophical reflections. . . . -- M. Norton Wise, British Journal for the History of Science, "A closely reasoned, densely written historical account of how nonscientific people came to use numbers for political purposes. . . . When there is nothing else to trust, it seems, people trust numbers."-- Rudy Rucker, Scientific American, "Porter delivers a fine, scholarly account of how numerical measurement is used both to standardise results and to communicate them unambiguously." ---Jon Turney, New Scientist, "Porter's book is compelling, beautifully written, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the most fundamental features of modernity: the rise of quantification."-- Contemporary Sociology, ". . . provides a powerful means for understanding quantification in a variety of different contexts." -- American Journal of Sociology, A closely reasoned, densely written historical account of how nonscientific people came to use numbers for political purposes. . . . When there is nothing else to trust, it seems, people trust numbers., "The essence of science is quantification, and this is what holds Porter's fascination. The book is an engaging attempt to account for the prestige and power of quantitative methods in the modern world." ---Ann Oakley, British Medical Journal, "Porter delivers a fine, scholarly account of how numerical measurement is used both to standardise results and to communicate them unambiguously." --Jon Turney, New Scientist, A closely reasoned, densely written historical account of how nonscientific people came to use numbers for political purposes. . . . When there is nothing else to trust, it seems, people trust numbers. -- Rudy Rucker, Scientific American, Porter's book is compelling, beautifully written, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the most fundamental features of modernity: the rise of quantification. -- Contemporary Sociology, The essence of science is quantification, and this is what holds Porter's fascination. The book is an engaging attempt to account for the prestige and power of quantitative methods in the modern world. -- Ann Oakley, British Medical Journal, Porter's book is compelling, beautifully written, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the most fundamental features of modernity: the rise of quantification., . . . provides a powerful means for understanding quantification in a variety of different contexts. -- American Journal of Sociology, "Porter's book is compelling, beautifully written, and makes an important contribution to our understanding of one of the most fundamental features of modernity: the rise of quantification." -- Contemporary Sociology, "The essence of science is quantification, and this is what holds Porter's fascination. The book is an engaging attempt to account for the prestige and power of quantitative methods in the modern world."-- Ann Oakley, British Medical Journal, . . . provides a powerful means for understanding quantification in a variety of different contexts., "A closely reasoned, densely written historical account of how nonscientific people came to use numbers for political purposes. . . . When there is nothing else to trust, it seems, people trust numbers." --Rudy Rucker, Scientific American, "Porter delivers a fine, scholarly account of how numerical measurement is used both to standardise results and to communicate them unambiguously."-- Jon Turney, New Scientist
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
306.4/5
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Cultures of Objectivity 3 Pt. I Power in Numbers 9 Ch. 1 A World of Artifice 11 Ch. 2 How Social Numbers Are Made Valid 33 Ch. 3 Economic Measurement and the Values of Science 49 Ch. 4 The Political Philosophy of Quantification 73 Pt. II Technologies of Trust 87 Ch. 5 Experts against Objectivity: Accountants and Actuaries 89 Ch. 6 French State Engineers and the Ambiguities of Technocracy 114 Ch. 7 U.S. Army Engineers and the Rise of Cost-Benefit Analysis 148 Pt. III Political and Scientific Communities 191 Ch. 8 Objectivity and the Politics of Disciplines 193 Ch. 9 Is Science Made by Communities? 217 Notes 233 Bibliography 269 Index 303
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